Garden City
Garden City real estate
Garden City real estate is mainly starter homes built in the 1950's and 1960's. The majority of the homes are in the 900 to 1200 square foot range. Yes there are Garden City homes that are 2000+ but the majority of them are smaller.
If you had to describe if Garden City was white collar or blue collar, I would call Garden City a blue collar community of hard working people. Yes there are also many white collar workers that live there too.
Most of the homes are either bungalows or ranches. Many times the bigger homes or colonial homes are bungalows or ranches that have been added onto.
About
The city was named just after World War I when it was developed as a suburban community for autoworkers looking for houses with lots large enough for gardens. Indeed the name of the area is derived from its resident's long-time interest in landscaping and gardening.
In June 1927, Garden City became a village, with Arnold Folker as Village President. Six years later the village became the city of Garden City. Areas of interest in Garden City include the first Kmart store (opened 1962 and still in use), the first Little Caesars (also still in use), and the first dine-in McDonalds in Michigan. The honeymoon cottage of Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant, was moved here from Dearborn in 1952
Garden City parks & recreation
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS: In Garden City, neighborhood parks range in size from seven to thirty acres in size. There are eight school-owned and City-owned parks (Garden City Junio High, Burger Center, Farmington, Henry Ruff, Memorial, Moeller Field, Maplewood Center, and Rotary Park) that provide approximate 78.5 acres of neighborhood parks. In addition, Schoolcraft College provides an additional 22 acres of land available for recreation purposes.
COMMUNITY PARKS: Two park facilities, the Garden City Park and the Garden City High School serve as community parks totaling approximately 85 acres of community park land.
In addition to parkland, Garden City owns and operates a number of indoor recreational facilities, such as the Maplewood Community Center, the Garden City Civic Arena (ice arena) & Log Cabin. MINI PARKS: Garden City has approximately 22.8 acres of small parks (Arcola, Helen, Florence, Douglas, Lather Marquette Center, St. Raphael, St. Dunstan's and Kiwanis) that range in size from .4 acres to 5 acres and serve as mini-parks.
Garden City Demographics
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Garden City:
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
- White alone - 25,010 (89.6%)
- Black alone - 1,137 (4.1%)
- Hispanic - 1,011 (3.6%)
- Two or more races - 432 (1.5%)
- American Indian alone - 183 (0.7%)
- Asian alone - 83 (0.3%)
- Other race alone - 47 (0.2%)
Garden City as compared to neighboring cities
| Location | Pop. | Median Family Income (2000) |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 30,047 | $58,530 |
| Dearborn Heights | 58,264 | $54,392 |
| Inkster | 30,115 | $41,176 |
| Livonia | 100,545 | $72,720 |
| Taylor | 65,868 | $48,304 |
| Wayne | 19,051 | $56,150 |
| Westland | 86,602 | $55,323 |
Garden City as compared to other neighboring cities
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Garden City was named just after World War I when it was developed as a suburban community for autoworkers looking for houses with lots large enough for gardens. Indeed the name of the area is derived from its resident's long-time interest in landscaping and gardening.
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